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    The War Journal of Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause
    The War Journal of Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause
    The War Journal of Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause
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    The War Journal of Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause

    Written by Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause

    Narrated by Dick Hill

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    About this audiobook

    Of all the heroic stories to come out of World War II, few are as extraordinary as that of Major Rocky Gause, who was captured by the Japanese, escaped from the infamous Bataan Death March, and, with a fellow soldier, endured a harrowing voyage across the enemy-held Pacific in a leaky, hand-crafted boat.

    In the battered notebook he kept throughout his journey, Gause traced his steps from the besieged city of Manila on New Year's Eve, 1941, to his safe landing on the Australian coast ten months later. In spare and vivid prose, Gause wrote of a voyage on which he encountered a savage two-day typhoon, a treacherous Nazi collaborator, numerous enemy ships, and a final strafing that set his boat on fire just before landfall. His compelling vignettes document the heroism of the men who fought and died beside him, and bring to life an important chapter in World War II history.

    Tragically, Gause was killed a year later in a plane crash over London, but his remarkable account, recovered from Gause's footlocker by the son who never knew him, will live on as a testament to the power of the human spirit in a time when heroes are all too hard to find.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateSep 25, 2008
    ISBN9781423340928
    The War Journal of Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause
    Author

    Major Damon 'Rocky' Gause

    Damon L. Gause, the son of Rocky Gause, wrote an introduction to his father's journal. He was invited by the Philippine Ambassador to the United States to speak at the dedication of the American-Philippine War memorial. A frequent speaker before Veterans groups, he is a general contractor living in Georgia.

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      Every year before I do the Bataan Memorial death march in White Sands, New Mexico I pick up the 10 book. I’m glad I picked this one this year. You’re great motivating story of what our men and women went through along with the great help of the Filipino people.
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      Shades of Unbroken - wild as you could ask for
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      A real adventure! What a hero and I enjoyed every word